Mythic • Microraptor • Swoop

The rarest flight.

Stillness that flows.

Some Geshas shout. This one unfolds.
Not with intensity, but with grace. A cup that creates a moment, then lingers in quiet sweetness.

This is the newest Mythic Microraptor of Roastersaurus, a coffee defined not by power or volume, but by movement, texture, and quiet radiance. It is washed yet moves like a honey, flowing with silk and sweetness. It is floral yet steady, bright yet serene. It is a Mythic shaped by elegance rather than spectacle, a reminder that rarity is not always loud. Sometimes it appears as a subtle moment that opens, glows, and dissolves with calm precision.

This is also the first time Swoop appears on a Roastersaurus card. Some earlier coffees expressed the same flowing movement in their cup profile, but the attack type had not yet been revealed. With Arlam Aguirre, the motion becomes official and the world expands in a new direction.

The Art

Illustrated by @kitsukaizen, with original dinosaur design by @killbeef.

The Microraptor glides over the terraces of Huehuetenango, feathers drifting softly in the air around her. This moment captures the Swoop movement perfectly, a gentle arc through stillness with light gathering around the wings before she descends. The floating feathers mirror something that happens with the coffee itself. With this light Gesha roast, a fine golden chaff loosens when the coffee is ground, rising briefly before it settles. It is a small shimmer of silverskin, delicate and weightless, very much like the feathers circling the Microraptor. The artwork holds both motions at once, the sweep of Swoop and the bloom that rises before the cup begins to unfold.

The Producer: Arlam Aguirre

Arlam Aguirre and his partner Yoesmi are members of ASIAST, a smallholder cooperative in San Antonio Huista that is committed to ecological farming and long term soil health. Arlam is a trained agronomical engineer and former Anacafé technician, bringing deep agricultural knowledge into practice on their farm. His brother, Klisman, manages the processing and drying with equal care.

Together they pursue clarity in farming, precision in picking, and steady progress in experimentation. Their work reflects the cooperative’s broader philosophy: ecological responsibility, shared learning, and the belief that smallholders can achieve remarkable results when given the space and support to innovate.

The Farm: El Aguacate

El Aguacate sits at 1,750 meters in Agua Dulce, Huehuetenango. Shade trees protect the cherries, slowing ripening and preserving sweetness. Terracing captures water and limits erosion. Shrubs planted between coffee rows help retain moisture in a region where the climate can shift quickly between dry periods and cool mountain currents. The farm moves in harmony with its landscape, each practice shaped by necessity and intention.

This environment gives the Gesha its softness, its floral clarity, and its flowing, honey-like texture.

The Coffee: Geisha Lot 2

Guatemalan Gesha is entering a new moment. Two years ago the cups showed promise, hints of florality and sweetness. This year they are showing something more. When I last visited Guatemala I tasted emerging Gesha and Sudan Rume lots that carried elegance and sweetness in ways that felt distinct from more familiar Panamanian and Colombian expressions. More recently, several Geshas from top producers confirmed what I found in Arlam’s coffee. They showed high perceived sweetness and complexity without relying on fermentation for impact, expressing the variety through terroir rather than intensity.

Arlam’s Gesha is part of this shift. It is washed, yet textured. Floral, yet smooth. Silky, yet bright. It unfolds instead of bursts. It reveals the variety through Huehuetenango rather than mimicking the power of Panamanian naturals. It is floral, silky, and luminous, a Mythic shaped by place and patience, and a reminder that Gesha does not need to roar to be beautiful.

The Process: Washed

Only ripe and overripe cherries were selected for this lot, further contributing to its immense sweetness. They were harvested, floated, and pulped the same day, then left to ferment dry for two days in roofed tanks. After fermentation the coffee was double washed to remove mucilage, then soaked for 24 hours in fresh water.

Drying took place on raised African beds, a slow seven to ten day process that allows sugars to settle and aromatics to lift. This is where the washed behaves like a honey. Texture forms without weight. Sweetness builds without density. The cup becomes flowing, silky, and luminous without ever losing clarity.

Cup Character (extended)

Floral. Silky. Luminous.
Peach, lychee, and nectarine unfold into jasmine-pearl depth, moving through bergamot, orange blossom, raspberry, and lemongrass over a creamy milk oolong body. Smooth, elegant, and quietly radiant, it lingers with orange blossom honey and pecan sweetness

Stat Breakdown

• Agility 7 (Acidity) → Gentle medium lift that carries the cup in a smooth and flowing pace.
• Bite 7 (Tactile Edge) → Soft floral structure that gives the sweetness quiet definition.
• Power 7 (Body Weight) → Silky milk oolong body with texture and elegance without heaviness.
• Stamina 9 (Aftertaste) → A long and radiant finish that lingers with orange blossom honey and floral clarity.
• Charm 8 (Sweetness) → Maximum sweetness for the class, perfumed with peach, jasmine, and bergamot.
• Armour 5 (Structure) → Creamy and silky mouthfeel that cushions acidity while keeping the cup composed.

Special Skill: Blooming Silhouette

Most special skills in Roastersaurus can only be used during a player’s turn. Blooming Silhouette is different. For this Microraptor, the movement begins before either player acts.

At the start of each round, even if the opponent is going first (decided by Agility), the Microraptor releases a soft bloom of sweetness and light that shapes what follows. This early bloom brings a rise in Charm (used to buy buffs or debuffs) and softens the force of the incoming hit, a quiet advantage earned through timing rather than strength. Once the bloom settles, she glides with slightly less speed, moving in the calm arc that defines Swoop. It is the first gold-edition skill to reveal this early timing, a sign that the game holds more layers of movement than players have seen so far.

In the cup, this bloom appears the same way. This Gesha expands intensely when it meets water, rising with unexpected presence before the cup begins to unfold. Florals lift first, delicate and luminous, followed by the smooth glide of peach, jasmine, and milk oolong depth. What begins with expansion becomes motion. What rises softly guides the rest of the experience.

Collect & Discover

Each pack of Arlam Aguirre Gesha includes a limited edition foil Microraptor card and marks the first time a Roastersaurus card has been printed in a gold finish. It also introduces Swoop for the first time, and reveals a skill that begins before any attack is made, a small glimpse into the deeper timing and movement that will unfold as the Roastersaurus game evolves.

Every Roastersaurus release appears once in its own moment. Each coffee and each card is tied to its harvest, its story, and its expression in time, never repeated in the same form again. Arlam Aguirre’s Gesha carries this sense of rarity quietly, shaped not by loudness but by the unfolding of place, craft, and timing.

This final release of the year arrives with stillness and grace, a gentle sweetness for the winter season that carries easily into the new year. As the world of Roastersaurus continues to grow, the rules will begin to open piece by piece, slowly revealing the deeper structure behind each movement. Hold on to your cards and keep collecting. Their meaning will continue to grow as the next chapter begins.